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Knee ligament injuries may be more common in men: study
Sun,8 Jul 2012 06:13 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Men have a greater number of knee ligament injuries than women, despite research suggesting that women's knees are more prone to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears and surgeries to fix them, according to a Swedish study. The report, published in the American Journal of Sports medicine, counted the injuries across the entire Swedish population, not just among players of particular sports or in certain regions. ...
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Mugabe returns from medical checks in Singapore
Sun,8 Jul 2012 01:47 AM PDT
Reuters -  HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe returned from another trip to Singapore for medical checks on Saturday, state media reported. Mugabe flew to Singapore on Monday for what his aides said was a routine medical check-up, reviving speculation about the health of the 88-year-old leader who has denied reports he has cancer. State television described Mugabe as "fit and strong" and showed him being received at Harare's international airport by senior government and security officials. ...
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Meatball company recalls 300,000 pounds of meat over listeria risk
Sat,7 Jul 2012 06:32 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A New Jersey meatball manufacturer is recalling more than 300,000 pounds (136,000 kg) of meat products due to possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said on Saturday. Bridgeton, New Jersey-based Buona Vita Inc was recalling about 324,770 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products produced in May, including meatballs, chicken and beef patties, and loafs of chicken and beef, the agency said in a written statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Study finds mismatch between kids and vitamins
Fri,6 Jul 2012 02:28 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Vitamin supplements are meant to fill-in where diet may be lacking, but a new study finds that U.S. kids may not be getting some of the most needed nutrients from their vitamin pills and the kids taking vitamins may not be the ones who need them the most. ... Full Story | Top |
Romney campaign's missteps have some Republicans grumbling
Fri,6 Jul 2012 02:17 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For months, Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign was a picture of discipline, charting a relatively steady course for the former Massachusetts governor through a bitterly contested primary season. In recent weeks, however, Romney's tight ship has not looked so tight. ...
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Stryker recalls certain hip implant products
Fri,6 Jul 2012 01:55 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Orthopedic implant maker Stryker Corp said it has begun to recall certain modular-neck stems used to correct hip biomechanics, due to potential risks associated with fretting and corrosion. The company, which has terminated the global distribution of Rejuvenate and ABG II stems, said it would continue to evaluate the data related to these products. Stryker's shares closed at $53.54 on Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. (Reporting by Shailesh Kuber in Bangalore; Editing by Don Sebastian) Full Story | Top |
Gene test approved for selecting Erbitux patients
Fri,6 Jul 2012 01:12 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Regulators on Friday approved Qiagen NV's gene-testing kit to identify those colorectal cancer patients most likely to benefit from Bristol-Myers Squibb's and Eli Lilly's injectable drug Erbitux, Qiagen said. The test could pave the way for more use of Erbitux, sales of which have been crimped by reluctance of some doctors to prescribe the drug until a long-awaited companion diagnostic was approved to pinpoint patients that would best respond to the medicine. ... Full Story | Top |
Jobs report allows Romney to get back on message
Fri,6 Jul 2012 01:01 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tried to shift the campaign focus back to the economy on Friday, jumping on a weak jobs report that he described as a "kick in the gut" indictment of President Barack Obama's economic leadership. After a week of struggling to define a position on healthcare, the jobs debate was a welcome respite for Romney, who trails the Democratic incumbent slightly in national polls. A Labor Department report for June that portrayed the economy as static, with the unemployment rate unchanged at 8. ...
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Parasite tied to self-harm, suicide attempts
Fri,6 Jul 2012 12:47 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who are infected with a common parasite may be more likely to hurt themselves or attempt suicide, a new study of over 45,000 new moms in Denmark suggests. The infection, known as toxoplasmosis, is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Humans can become chronically infected by eating undercooked meat or unwashed vegetables or by handling cat litter, as the parasite is known to multiply in the gut of infected cats. ... Full Story | Top |
Drawstring deaths in kids down after regulations
Fri,6 Jul 2012 12:46 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of child deaths caused by clothing getting caught on vehicles or playground equipment has dropped dramatically thanks to voluntary measures adopted by manufacturers, according to U.S. researchers. The design restrictions, instituted in 1997, limited the use of drawstrings typically found on jackets and sweatshirts and may have saved 50 children's lives, the new study finds. "We'd routinely see these cases (of accidental strangulation) a couple times a year," said Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
ACL injuries may be more common in men
Fri,6 Jul 2012 11:08 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite research suggesting women's knees are more prone to ligament injuries, a new Swedish study finds that men in that country have a greater number of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, and surgeries to fix them, than do Swedish women. The report, published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, is the first to count ACL injuries across the entire Swedish population - not just among players of particular sports, or in certain regions - which may help explain the findings, according to the authors. ... Full Story | Top |
Sucampo seeks Takeda talks after losing legal battle
Fri,6 Jul 2012 10:54 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Sucampo Pharmaceuticals is seeking talks with marketing partner Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd to mend their relationship, after losing a two-year legal battle to sever ties with the Japanese company. The International Court of Arbitration ruled against Sucampo on Friday in a dispute resulting from the biotechnology company's dissatisfaction with Takeda's marketing of its constipation drug, Amitiza. Sucampo shares fell more than 28 percent in early trade, making them one of the biggest losers on the Nasdaq. They were later trading at $5. ... Full Story | Top |
Obama chides Romney for flip-flopping on healthcare
Fri,6 Jul 2012 10:05 AM PDT
Reuters -  POLAND, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama accused Republican rival Mitt Romney of kowtowing to conservatives when he changed his position on what to call the healthcare reform provision that requires people to buy insurance. Obama said Romney had defended the "individual mandate" as a penalty when he backed it as part of healthcare reform in Massachusetts as governor, but changed his tune on the national healthcare law after criticism from fellow Republicans. ...
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Centerra to work with Kyrgyz government on Kumtor issues
Fri,6 Jul 2012 07:43 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Centerra Gold Inc said on Friday it will work with the Kyrgyz government to address environmental issues at its Kumtor gold mine that were raised in a parliamentary report last month and which have led to calls for the company's mining contract to be renegotiated. The Canadian company also said it has been assured by the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan that a decree issued on Thursday that canceled certain surface rights that had been granted to Centerra in the Central Asian country would not affect operations at the Kumtor mine. Shares of Centerra fell 4 percent to C$7. ... Full Story | Top |
Lilly extends grip on U.S. rights to Cymbalta
Fri,6 Jul 2012 07:09 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Eli Lilly & Co said on Friday that it gained six more months of U.S. exclusivity on its Cymbalta antidepressant for conducting pediatric studies, extending Lilly's hold on the $4 billion-a-year drug until December 2013. Drugmakers are frequently awarded six months of additional patent life on their medicines for conducting studies in children, an incentive U.S. lawmakers created because of a perceived lack of pediatric studies of medicines. However, Lilly said that, based on the study results, it would not seek approval to expand use of Cymbalta for children. ... Full Story | Top |
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